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A Canberra woman was horrified to learn staff handling her claims for redress over sexual abuse she suffered as a child described her as "not the happiest camper". Bageshri Savyasachi reports the woman has received an apology from the Department of Social Services over the handling of her case. A raft of serious allegations of misconduct with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have been referred to the Integrity Commission, Jasper Lindell writes. In Olympic news from overnight, Australia has won gold in the pool in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay, setting a new Olympic record of 7:38.08 in the process.
And in opinion, Jenna Price pays her respects to the former role of "assistant minister for the republic", a quiet victim of the botched Voice referendum. Today should be a classic Canberra winter's day. A very chilly -4 overnight should build to a nice sunny day with a top of 14. John-Paul Moloney, managing editor | 